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Internet Safety Tips
Parents must be educated with respect to
the Internet. They should be aware of all that it offers:
 | Chat Rooms
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| E-Mail
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| Surfing the Web - search engines
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| Posting / Reading messages in newsgroups and
bulletin boards.
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| Reference information such as news, weather,
health issues, sports, stock quotes, movie reviews, encyclopedias, airline reservations,
hotel reservations, car rentals, online banking and shopping.
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Risks Associated with the Internet:
| Exposure to indecent and/or inappropriate material
including sexual, hateful, violent and criminal.
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| Child exploitation / molestation
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| Harassment
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| Financial fraud
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What Parents can do to reduce the risks
associated with the Internet:
| Get involved with your children. Find out what
they are doing and where they are going on the internet.
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| Teach your children about the dangers of the
Internet and how to avoid them.
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| Consider software programs that block and filter
inappropriate websites.
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| Place the computer in an area of the house that is
easily visible so that you can periodically check to see what your child is doing.
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| Watch for warning signs such as your child
spending large amounts of time online, especially at night; you find pornography on the
computer or disks/cd's; your child receives phone calls from men you don't know or from
numbers you don't recognize including long distance, or your child receives mail, gifts or
packages from unknown sources.
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| Consider signing a "Family Contract for
Online Safety" which includes a "Kids" and a "Parents" pledge.
(available below)
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- Kid's
Pledge
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- Parent's
Pledge
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School Safety Tips
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- Printable versions require Adobe Reader to view and
print.
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Computer Crime